Uncategorized - July 13, 2015
Obesity During Pregnancy Ups Diabetes Risk
Scientists have found the first direct evidence that obesity during the early stages of pregnancy increases a child’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes. The scientists’ advice for expectant mothers: lose weight to decrease the chance of a child developing the disease. “We know that incidents of type 1 diabetes are increasing by 2 to 5 […]
Pharma Diagnostics - July 10, 2015
Center to Focus on Lyme Disease
Uppsala University Hospital’s infectious disease unit is launching a pilot project to evaluate and treat patients with protracted, chronic pain and to determine if they have Lyme disease or another insect-borne illness. The center is scheduled to start accepting referrals Sept. 15 and pilot projects begin Oct. 6. “The target group is patients who have […]
Uncategorized - July 7, 2015
Home Program Aids Weight Loss
Daily intensive lifestyle intervention at home, during which patients receive help changing nutritional, eating and exercising habits, is an effective method for achieving weight loss, according to a study by doctoral student Espen Gjevestad at Norway’s Vestfold Hospital’s Morbid Obesity Center. During his study, Gjevestad compared the effectiveness of intensive, in-home programs with moderate lifestyle […]
Collaboration - July 7, 2015
Astra Forms New Partnerships
AstraZeneca is involved in two new projects that focus on heart disease and respiratory illness. The company is partnering with the Montreal Heart Institute, which will search the genomes of up to 80,000 patients for genes associated with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. AstraZeneca also has reached a new deal with Abbott Laboratories for a diagnostic […]
Intellectual Property - July 4, 2015
ITC Investigating Complaint Against Novo Nordisk
A complaint by Baxter back in March that Novo Nordisk’s recently launched hemophilia drug infringed on some of Baxter’s patents prompted an investigation this week by the U.S. International Trade Commission. On Wednesday, Novo Nordisk disputed Baxter’s claims that its Novoeight used substances Baxter developed, Reuters reports, and it told the news service it had […]
Uncategorized - July 3, 2015
Heavy Drinking, Lower IQ Linked
A study at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet showed a connection between a lower IQ and heavier and riskier drinking among young adult men, although the lower IQ-test scores also may be a result of other factors. “We found that lower results on IQ tests in Swedish adolescent men are associated with a higher consumption of alcohol, measured in both […]
